Although settlers are supposed to focus on agricultural activities, it has been reported that a substantial number are also engaged in other activities, such as shopkeeping.
en.wikipedia.org I've always had a bee in my bonnet that shopkeeping is a trade and a skill that should be taught and appreciated.
www.standard.co.uk These five shopkeeping wonders have nurtured so many aspirational minds they should all receive a knighthood.
www.standard.co.uk Apart from industrial labor, the villagers are also involved in activities like dairy, sheep husbandry, and shopkeeping.
en.wikipedia.org Aside from shopkeeping, the "sangleys" earned their livelihood as carpenters, tailors, cobblers, locksmiths, masons, metalsmiths, weavers, bakers, carvers and other skilled craftsmen.
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